A Service and Picnic with Friends

The Parishes of St. George, Georgetown and St. Alban, Glen Williams gathered together for an outdoor service and picnic on Sunday, June 12. The picnic was held on the beautiful property of St. Alban's along side the Credit River. The Rev'd Graham Stap, rector of St. Alban's, preached and the Rev'd Rob Park, rector of St. George's, celebrated at the Lord's Table. Over 120 members from the two communities worshiped together while seated together on lawn chairs and picnic tables.

Following the service, the church schools from each church presented awards and certificates to all the church school children. The wonderful smell of the BBQ brought our attention to lunch which was served from the parish hall. Most returned to the outside to eat under shade of the trees by the riverside.

Fun and games organized by the two church schools included a large inflatable slide and a number of games like the three legged race, egg relay, and the water balloon toss. The grand finale was the strangely popular "soak the priest" sponge toss. Both Graham and Rob took their turns in the place of honour.

The service and picnic was a great way to bring our two neighbouring parishes together to both worship and have some excellent fellowship and fun.

Church School Serves Up Sweetness

Although you really didn't need to be a grandparent to attend, being one certainly increased the joy of attending the afternoon “Grandparents Tea” at St. George’s on Sunday June 5th. Receiving all the kind attention of the courteous and polite church school children made for a very enjoyable afternoon for everyone present.
With the guidance of Dora Delaat, who teaches our senior class, guests were treated to a smartly decorated hall, heaping plates of squares, cookies and other sweets, and served tea and coffee. Mrs. Delaat help coordinate the activities, but most of the work was done be the church school students themselves, including composing a poem of appreciation that was then copied and given to each person in attendance.
The children worked hard all afternoon and were excellent hosts, ensuring that no one was ever without a hot drink and that everything at the tables was just right. They were excellent examples of service and it was clear that the children understood the joy of serving others. The event was successful not only for the opportunity of fellowship it provided, but for the opportunity of our church school children to learn for themselves more about this basic Gospel teaching.
The most difficult part for the papered “grandparents” was to not enjoy too many of the sweets.